Govt appoints N S Vishwanathan as new RBI deputy governor

According to TV reports, Vishwanathan will replace incumbent H R Khan

A man walks past the RBI headquarters in Mumbai. Photo: Kamlesh Pednekar
A man walks past the RBI headquarters in Mumbai. Photo: Kamlesh Pednekar
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Last Updated : Jun 28 2016 | 1:16 PM IST

A government-appointed panel has selected N S Vishwanathan as a Reserve Bank of India deputy governor, replacing incumbent H R Khan, NDTV Profit TV and ANI television news agency reported on Tuesday without citing sources.

Vishwanathan is currently an executive director at the RBI, overseeing the banking regulation and non-banking department. He would succeed Khan, who will retire on July 3, ANI tweeted.

The key departments under Khan are financial markets, external investments and operations, payment and settlements, information technology, foreign exchange and internal debt management.

The RBI currently has four deputy governors.

 

 

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First Published: Jun 28 2016 | 12:52 PM IST

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